پرمان प्रमाण प्र and r. मा Measure pra-māṇ S. or parmān, 1. s. m. Authority, proof, verifica- tion, attestation, limit, instance, example, mea- sure, quantity, detail. 2. adj. Authentick, ac- tual, substantial, real, approved of, admissible,

پاکبازي pāk-bāz-ī P s. f. Purity (generally, of mind), candour.

پرکهي purkhe S̱. (plur. of پرکها from पुरुष) s. m. Ancestors, ancestry. See پرشا purush̤ā.

پکهاله pakhāla S̱. s. m. See پکهال pakhāl.

پشتانا pashtānā S̱. v. n. To repent: see پچهتانا pachhtānā.

پتيا pitiyā पितृव्य S. s. m. A paternal uncle, a fatherʼs brother.

پرسرم परिश्रम परि and r. श्रम Grow tired parisram S. s. m. Fatigue, labour, toil.

پهينٿا phenṭā H or phainṭā, s. f. 1. Waist-band. 2. A small turband.

پريزاد parī-zād P adj. Fairy-born; a fairy, a beauty.

پرده parda P s. m. 1. A curtain, a screen, cover, veil; secrecy, privacy, modesty. 2. A mu- sical tone or mode. پرده پرده ديکهنا parda parda dekhnā, To pry or inquire secretly into any matter. پرده پرده کرنا parda parda karnā, To do a thing secretly or privately. پرده پوش parda- posh, Keeping a secret. پرده پوشي parda-posh-ī, The act of concealing a blemish. پرده چهوڙنا pardā chhoṛnā, 1. To let fall a curtain. 2. To lay aside concealment. پرده دار parda-dār, Confidential. پرده در parda-dar, A betrayer of secrets. پرده دري parda-dar-ī, The betraying of secrets. پرده رکهنا parda rakhnā, To give ob- scure hints, or to relate a matter in such terms as to be understood by part only of the hearers. پرده فاش parda-fāsh, Betraying secrets. پرده کرنا parda karnā, To conceal. پرده کسي کاپهاڙنا parda kisī kā phāṛnā, or پرده کسي کاکهولنا parda kisī kā kholnā, To reveal the faults of another. پرده نشين parda-nishīn, Remaining behind the curtain; modest. پردي مين سوراخ کرنا parde meṅ sūrāḵẖ karnā, Spoken of a woman who secretly indulges licentious practices.